Ducks I llustrated August 28, 2003 • Vol. 1, No. 1 features 6 B I G F R O N T M I S S I S S I P P I 14 L I N E S P R E V I E W We look at all twelve of Oregon’s opponents, as the Ducks look to return to the top of the Pac-10. R E T R O D U C K L O V E , M A R R I A G E & S E A S O N Haloti Ngata, at 337 pounds, is the biggest of Oregon’s men up front. With linemen over 300 pounds on both sides of the ball, they will provide a strong basis for optimism in 2003. 9 S T A T E & 19 F O O T B A L L Four Ducks have “tied the knot” and are blessed for it. Oscar-winning former Duck Dennis Gassner says “he’s still playing football” as a big-time production designer in Hollywood. staff E d i t o r : JERRY THOMPSON M a n a g i n g E d i t o r / G r a p h i c D e s i g n e r : RANDY MORROW P h o t o g r a p h e r s : WALT GRONDONA JOHN STOOPS F e a t u r e W r i t e r s : STEVE TANNEN KEN WOODY JIM NAKADATE CORY HOWARD A d v e r t i s i n g : MARK FRISBEE, N a t i o n a l S a l e s M a n a g e r BILL SHREVE, S e n i o r M a r k e t i n g C o n s u l t a n t ROB WEISS, D i s p l a y M a r k e t i n g C o n s u l t a n t GENEVA MILLER, A d v e r t i s i n g Tr a f f i c C o o r d i n a t o r JENNIFER D’ANGELO, C l a s s i f i e d M a n a g e r JEFFREY STOUT, C l a s s i f i e d M a r k e t i n g C o n s u l t a n t B u s i n e s s : DEENA MILLER, C i r c u l a t i o n M a n a g e r PAULA HOEMANN, C o n t r o l l e r MARAH BUSEY, C u s t o m e r C a r e S p e c i a l i s t LAUREL CACCIVIO, SAM HAUK, SUE HUNNEL, TERRI MOLITOR, YONA C. RIEL, WILL THORNTON, PEDALERS EXPRESS, D i s t r i b u t o r s P r i n t i n g : SIGNATURE GRAPHICS FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION, CONTACT GENEVA AT 484-0519 Ducks I llustrated AUGUST 28, 2003 3